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Prenatal Vitamins May Reduce Risk Of Brain Tumors In Children
September 20, 2006 — Women who take multivitamins early in pregnancy may reduce the risk that their child will develop some types of brain tumors. Public health agencies already urge pregnant women to take ... > full story -
Combined Therapies May Boost Immune Response And Long-Term Protection Against Brain Tumors
September 1, 2006 — One therapy for treating brain tumors alerts the immune system to the presence of foreign material. A second therapy enhances the first and prolongs the immune system's response. Now, in an animal ... > full story -
Study Shows How Cancer Drug Aids Anti-Cancer Virus
August 30, 2006 — Researchers here have discovered how a specific chemotherapy drug helps a cancer-killing virus. The virus is being tested in animals for the treatment of incurable human brain tumors. The virus, a ... > full story -
Cancer Stem Cells Spur Glioma Angiogenesis, Could Hold Key To Brain Tumor Therapy
August 16, 2006 — Stem cell-like glioma cancer cells that share many characteristics with normal stem cells propel the lethal growth of brain cancers by promoting tumor blood vessel formation, and may hold the key to ... > full story -
Possible Birthplace Of Malignant Brain Tumors Identified
July 20, 2006 — Researchers have found that abnormal stimulation of a cellular trigger that normally regulates replenishment of brain cells in adults causes invasive tumor-like growths in mice. Removing the abnormal ... > full story -
Scientists Show Protein Key To Bladder Cancer Spread, Potential Drug Target
July 15, 2006 — By demonstrating that a protein -- a growth factor called proepithelin -- plays a crucial role in the spread of bladder cancer, scientists may have identified a potential target for new drugs. They ... > full story -
Cancer-Causing Protein May Heal Damaged Spinal Cord And Brain Cells
June 29, 2006 — Cancer researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found that a protein known for driving the growth of cancer also plays a surprising role in restoring the ability of neurons to ... > full story -
Cancer Drug Extends Cognitive Function In Patients With Brain Metastases
June 5, 2006 — The drug Xcytrin, based on a molecule developed by chemists at The University of Texas at Austin, shows significant promise in prolonging cognitive function in patients with non-small cell lung ... > full story -
New Compound Unusually Potent At Blocking Brain Cancer Growth
May 15, 2006 — By determining how a class of compounds blocks signaling in cells, UCSF scientists have identified what is perhaps the most potent drug candidate yet against a highly lethal kind of brain ... > full story -
Cancer Therapy Based On Anatomical Location May Soon Be Obsolete
May 6, 2006 — The results of a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis could eventually have oncologists removing their specialties from their shingles by making therapy based on a ... > full story
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